Background*

Mr. Kurt W. Briner served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Sanofi Pharma S.A. in Geneva, Switzerland from 1988 to 2000. Mr. Briner has nearly 31 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Mr. Briner served as the Chairman at BioAmber Inc., from 2009 to February 2012 and has been its Director since 2009. He served as a Director of Galenica Ltd. since 2004. Mr. Briner serves as a Director of Novo Nordisk Danmark and Altana Pharma. He served as a Director ... of Progenics Pharmaceuticals Inc. from 1998 to June 12, 2013. He served as a Director of Novo Nordisk A/S since November 2000. He served as a Director of Equity4Life. He attended Humanistisches Gymnasium in Basel and Ecole de Commerce in Basel and Lausanne.

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